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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crestridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Crestridge:
    • 28.000800, -82.556000
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Crestridge
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Since Crestridge is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Crestridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestridge ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Canal Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Shores
  • Copperfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Cypress Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
  • Dana Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dana Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Shores
  • Eagle Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
  • Edgewater Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
  • Fountain Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Holiday Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
  • Holly Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Jane Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
  • Lane Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
  • Oak Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oak Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trace
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ocean Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
    • Pelican Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pelican Island is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Island
    • Rainbow Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
    • Rocky Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Rocky Ford
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Point Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
    • Sandpiper
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
    • Sweetwater
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sweetwater is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
    • Sweetwater Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
    • Sweetwater Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sweetwater Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Terrace
    • Tarpon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
    • Town Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
    • Twelve Oaks Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
    • Venetian Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Venetian Shores is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Shores
    • Waterfront Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
    • Wood Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake

How Far From Crestridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crestridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crestridge and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Crestridge to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crestridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Crestridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0008, Longitude: -82.5560       In this case, the coordinates for Crestridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.884 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.297 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.911 degrees.